Commentary: The most problematic aspect of a potential Israeli-Saudi deal is what the U.S. would have to concede to make it happen.
and courted as potential investors, and rumors of Riyadh investing in Israel are never far away. The fact is that Israel and Saudi Arabia may not even need the U.S. to push them together; realpolitik is a powerful force.
The most problematic aspect of a potential Israeli-Saudi normalization deal, however, is what the U.S. would have to concede to make it happen. Prince Mohammed knows full well that the Biden administration wants an agreement, and he’s prepared to milk it for all it’s worth. Normal relations with Israel won’t come cheap., the Saudis want the U.S. to grant them a NATO-style defense treaty that would require the U.S. to come to the kingdom’s defense in the event of an attack; U.S.
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
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